Suarez is not allowed to play in any matches with the club besides friendlies after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld his four-month ban over a biting incident at this summer's World Cup in Brazil.

FIFA issued Suarez the ban and a fine worth approximately $110,000 after he bit Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in the 80th minute of a 2014 World Cup group stage match. Chiellini later said he thought the punishment was "excessive."

In July, FIFA rejected Suarez's appeal of the suspension, leaving an appeal before CAS as a final legal recourse.

Suarez left English club Liverpool to join Barcelona for a reported fee of $128 million this summer.

Suarez, 27, scored 31 goals in the English Premier League last season and two at the World Cup.